The true northerner., 1887-09-28
THE WESTERN STATES.


road collided near Forest o., causing an ex-
plosion of dynamite in one Of the cars. The
wreck caught fire and ten loaded cars were
destroyed Fireman Baugh was killed and
Engineer Lyons badly injured
CAPTAIN BLACK, chief counsel for the
anarchists, applied to the Illinois Supreme
Court at Ottawa for leave to withdraw the
record of the case from the files for thirty
days. The application was denied. tran
script will cost about 81, 900. Gen Roger A.
Pryor, Of New York, has been retained to pre-
sent the case to the United States Supreme
Court
PRESIDENT FAIR, Of the Nevada Bank, as
serts that neither Flood nor Mackay knew
anything about its connection with the great
wheat deal until told of it by Bradner, the
late manager The banks loss was between
sc, 000, 600 and s70Oo,0Oo
THE George Weber Brewing Company. Of
Cincinnati, has made an assignment with
$500, 900 liabilities and $3.50 900 assets. Pref
erences for large amount were given.
CHICAGO elevators contain s. l26, 3S9 bushels
of wheat 2,34s, S97 bushels of corn, l., 900, 147
bushels of oats, 81, 112 bushels of rye, and
bushels of all kinds of grain, against 16,-
Goa, OBS bushels year ago.
THE Bee Line limited, running between
Mattoon and Indianapolis, met with an acci-
dent at Fern, Ind, in which the engine was
overturned and Mike Redington, the engineer,
and the fireman, Redington's son, were killed
JAMES DoLAN and William Banks got drunk
and went TO sleep on the Lake Shore track
near Detroit They were run over by a
freight train, and instantly killed
Springfield Qll) dispatch: Letters from
anarchists and sympathizers with anarchists
have begun again TO pour in upon the Gov
ernor, and his mail is daily laden with appeals
in behalf Of the condemned Chicago crimi-
mails. One frantic appeal beseeches executive
clemency For the sake of God and humanity ,
Immediately after the sentence Of Judge
Gary's Court these letters began to flow to
the Governors Office, but ceased entirely dur
ing the consideration Of the Judgment 10y
the Supreme Court Those coming now are
from distant points. None has come from
Chicago"
ANARCHIST PARSONS has issued long ad-
dress to the American people, in which he
attempts to show that he was convicted on
speeches that he never made and articles he
never wrote. He wants his liberty or DEATH
preferring the execution of the full force Of
his sentence to commutaton. In closing he
says:
am prepared to die. am ready il needs
be to lay down my life for my rights and the
rights OF my fellow-men. But object to be
killed on false and improved accusations.
Therefore l cannot countenance or accept the
efforts of those who would cndeavor TO procure
communication OF my sentence to an imprison-
ment in the penitentiary Neither do / ap-
prove of any further appeals TO the courts OF
law. believe them TO be all aliko-the agency
OF the privileged class TO perpetuate their pow
err TO Cypress and plunder the toiling masses
As between capital and its legal rights and
labor and its rights the courts of law
must side with the capitalistic class. To
appeal to them is in vain. IL is tho appeal OF
the wage slave to his capitalistic master for
liberty The answer is curses, blows impris-
onment, and death. II Ind never been an
anarchist before, my experience with courts
and the laws of the governing classes would
make me an anarchist now No, am not
guilty. have not been proved guilty. leave
IL TO you TO decide from the record itself as to
my guilt or innocence. cannot therefore. ac-
cept commutation to imprisonment Iappeal
not for mercy, but for justice.
LOUIS LINGo, one of the convicted Chicago
anarchists, has written letter TO Mosts New
York paper in which the defiance and bravado
exhibited by him in court are well maintain
ed. 1t is indorsed by EngeL In full it is as
follows:
FRIENDS AND COMRADES: The exortions of
our friends and comrades in general, and es-
pecialy by the Defense Association, to appeal
our case to the United States Supreme Court
makes IL imperative that / should explicitly
declare IL my positive desire to abandon all
Friends and comrades. / am dsgusted with the
thought that / should consider the working
people so utterly stupid that it would require a
new affirmation by the United States Supreme
Court (the model representative Of capitalism.
fleeing, and law tyranny in order TO open the
eyos OF the American people as to the kind
TstSS bsSor 9
pect the American people to be thoroughly
aroused the day liked for my judicial
murder let him remove that illusion at once.
On the other hand, wish to combat the
mistaken supposition that prevails in certain
badly informed circles that it is the duty
OF our Chicago comrades TO plan our release by
force. This conception ia erroneous, for the
reason that to be successful il would necesstate
a general uprising, but this is a matter that can
never be made TO order :" consequently IL would
be unjust to charge our comrades with mac
tivity or oowardice. am fully convinced that
the sacrifice OF my life or those of all OF u.s. IL
made at the present moment, will hurry on the
collapse Of the capitalistic order OF society
much more quickly than in case the Supreme
Court OF the United States were to juggle with
IL for years. Simpletons or mischievous in
diyiduals are likely to interpret my desire to
discountenance continuation OF the judicial
farce as ON indirect acknowledgment of guilt
and my losing faith in all hope. Comrades, l
am not desirous OF advising you what should
be your course OF action in the days Of legalized
brutality near at hand. / have only this one
word TO YOU and organized labor De men With
cheer for nnarchism, shake your hands as a
brother Louis ILSGG
certify by my appended signature that the
opinions and decisions as expressed by Com
rade Lingg in every respect coincide with my
own. q. ENGEL.
Al meeting Of anarchist sympathizers in